Norfolk Southern (NSC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC - Get Free Report) is expected to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, July 29th. Analysts expect Norfolk Southern to post earnings of $3.24 per share and revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter. Norfolk Southern has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.72 by ($0.03). Norfolk Southern had a return on equity of 19.65% and a net margin of 27.40%. The business had revenue of $2.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.49 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Norfolk Southern to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $15 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Norfolk Southern Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NSC traded up $7.19 on Friday, reaching $277.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,094,431 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,338,390. Norfolk Southern has a 52-week low of $201.63 and a 52-week high of $280.00. The company has a market cap of $62.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.92, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $251.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $241.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Norfolk Southern Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $1.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. Norfolk Southern's payout ratio is currently 36.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norfolk Southern

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Norfolk Southern stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC - Free Report) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,706 shares of the railroad operator's stock after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Norfolk Southern were worth $400,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.10% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on NSC shares. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Norfolk Southern from $284.00 to $269.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern from $300.00 to $290.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern from $265.00 to $247.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern from $285.00 to $260.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $260.00 price target (up from $250.00) on shares of Norfolk Southern in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Norfolk Southern currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $274.55.

About Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.